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On October 21, 2009, several U.S. Senators introduced a proposed federal “Elder Abuse Victims Act (S. 1821)” as a “companion” Senate bill to one adopted earlier this year by a vote of 397 to 25 in the House, known as the Elder Abuse Victims Act (H.R. 448), introduced by Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA). It appears […]

FindLaw By Eric Sinrod Whether a particular patent is valid has potentially far-reaching implications. Novelty or newness is the basic underpinning of every invention that leads to a patent. After a patent has been granted, parties may seek to defeat its validity in litigation by arguing that the patented subject matter was not novel at […]

By Paul Cherner                  The Centers for Disease Control and prevention (”CDC”) has just issued a report indicating that in the past six months 22 million Americans have become sick with the H1N1 influenza virus (a/k/a the “swine flu”), of which 4,000 have died.  As this pandemic shows no signs of abating, employers are faced […]

KEYS TO SUCCESS   Please note that the following steps are not listed by order of importance.  They are all equally vital to the success of lateral hiring.  Therefore, these are not “a la carte” suggestions from which you can pick and choose, but prototype of which all must be implemented to achieve success without […]

By Paul Cherner The EEOC has just published for public comment proposed new regulations interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 (”ADAA“). The ADAA, which became effective January 1, 2009, required the EEOC to revise its ADA regulations and to redefine the term “substantially limits” in accord with the Congressional goal of defining […]

From the small town solo practitioner to the top national players, every law firm must get involved in marketing at some level in order to obtain and retain clients. The quality of work a firm does can maintain clients and become a source of referrals but in order to reach and garner potential clients, a […]

September 8, 2009 With the advent of the Internet, cell phones, wireless email devices and portable music players, many of us wear as a badge of honor our ability to multitask. But not so fast – a recent study by Stanford researchers concludes the opposite of what we might think: those of us who frequently […]

While lateral associate hiring has generally slowed in this rough economy and in-house opportunities have become scarce, lateral partners are finding themselves in a favorable position to make a move.  Many firms have increased their efforts to hire partners in the practice areas that are proving to be profitable: intellectual property, bankruptcy, employee benefits, tax […]

  We all know today’s legal market has unique challenges.  With the uncertainly still looming over the financial markets, many law firms have been forced to lay off attorneys due to the substantial drop in transactional work.  Simultaneously, the overwhelming losses in the stock market have nurtured an abundance of litigation cases, which will likely […]

A brief news item entitled “Bill would expand Aging department’s oversight” by Scott Gilbert, posted on July 16, 2009, by WITF (Harrisburg, PA), noted the proposed restructuring of the Pennsylvania Office of Long Term Living (OLTL) into the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (DoA) All long-term living facilities, for seniors and younger people alike, may soon […]